Monobaz wrote:The Christian deity having his evil way with an earthly woman is perhaps the single-most insidious concept in the entire book.

Meh - the idea was nicked from half a dozen other religions / mythologies: Zeus taking the form of a bull, then abducting and raping Europa? Odin wandering around Midgard impregnating mortal women? There are plenty of other stories out there with the same theme.

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